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shtitch tetes etrltt @ffice SELF-OILIN G AND ADJUSTING BEARING FOR MACHINERY.

THOMAS S. BROWN, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEV` YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIM.- I SELF AND JOHN P. ADRIANOE, OF SAME PLACE. 'i

Letters .Patent Na. 60,616, dated December 18, 1866.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Ee it known that I, THoMAS S. BROWN, of Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York, haveV invented a new and improved Self-0iling and Self-Adjusting Bearing Afor Machinery; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- 'f l l Figure 1 is a vertical central section lof my invention, taken in the line :c x, tlg. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or top view of the lower part of the bearing.

` Figure 3, a detached front view of the lower part of the bearing.`

Figure 4, a vertical longitudinal section ofthe whole device, taken in the line y y, tig. 1

l Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The object of this invention` is to obtain a bearing for the shafting of machinery whichI will be self-lubrieating and self-adjusting, that is to say, be capable of supplying the journal with oil so long nsany remains within the oil chamber, and also be capable of adjusting itself in line with the shafting 'in case' the bearings be not set perfectly in line with the shafting in adjusting machinerytogether. It is well known among the fitters np" ofmachinery, that a great deal of friction and unnecessary wear and tear are produced by -the inaccurate adjustment of the bearings ot' shafting, and not unfrequently, even when experienced and competent men have put they parts of a machine together, the bearings will be frequently found not to be in exact line` with the shafting. By my improvement this diiiiculty is fully obviated, by having the bearing constructed in such a mannerA as to be capable after being set or secured to the framing of the-machine to adjust itself in line with the shafting, if in` theI least out of line therewith. l

A represents what may be termed the bed or socket in which the lower part, B, of the bearing is fitted. This bed orsocket is of cast metal, and has'a recess. in which B is fitted, the exterior of B being a portion of a sphere,

as shown at a, and having three bearing surfaces, b, in the socl{et A, which surfaces also form portions of one.

and Athe same sphere. This arrangement it will bevseen is substantially the same as a ball and socket joint, the lowerrportion, I B, ofthe bearing being allowed to turn and adjnstitsclf freely in A, in any direction. .Within thevpart, B, there vis aisemi-cylindrical shell, c, cast with B, to receive the journal C, the space a*, between B andI @constituting an oil chamber. The shell, c, has a groove or slot, d, made entirely across it, to receive a ring, D, ivhichri's fitted loosely on the journal, C, and extends into the oil chamberfa". The upper part, E, of the bearing isal semifcylindyrical shell, which is fitted on the shell, c, and, in this instance, is cast with a plate, F, to form a c ap through which the bolts, G G, pass tc secure the two parts of the bearing together, said bolts passing lol throng-lr` the socket, A, and havingheads, e, on their lower ends, and extending up through conical holes, f, 1n he plate'F, sce gfl, thevupper ends'ef the' holes,f, being reamed out or cast to form aportion of n. hollow splieieland receive washers, H, on the bolts, G, the lower surfaces ofthe washers being made to form a portion of a. sphere ltewerk in the upper ends or orifices of tho holes,f, nuts, g, being screwed on the rods 0ftho bolts, and-bearingnnponthe washers, H. The upper part, E, of the bearing is prevented from sliding on the lower part in a.k longitudinal direction by means of alip, t, on one edge of B, fitting in a recess in one edgepf E, and. thetwoparts, are prevented from slipping or sliding laterally by having the adjoining edges of the parts, cE, fitted together by a rebated joint, the rebates of the part cbeing shown in g.v2, and designated by j. Theupper part, E, of theI bearing is grooved transversely, as'shown at Ic, to receive the upper part of the ring,`D, and a hole, l, is made or cast in F, to form a. passage to the oil chamber, a*, as shown in fig. 1.

Fromvthe above description it will be seen that when the bed or socket, A, is secured in position, and the plate, F, secured to the bed or socket by the bolts, G, that the shaft will be allowed to adjust itself in linetvith the bearing, as thc shell, c, is allowed to turn in any direction to a certain extent, and the upper part, E, will foll we, ask the plate F is allowed to move or adjust itself 'on account of the bolts, G, being allowed to play in their conical-holes, f, and the washers, -H, allowed to turn and adjust themlselves in the spherical orifices ofthe holes, f. The journal is kept in 'a perfectly4 lubricated state by the ring D, which turns with the'journal, and raisesroilupon the upper part of the same from the chamber a*.` I would remark, that if necessary or desired,

the upper port, E, of the bearing may be cast with aiportionpf a sphere und separate from the plate-F, and tted in F like B is fitted in A. This would mlmit of F being firmly bolted to A, and allow tho two parts, E c, to turn or adjust themselves Without :my movement of F, but in practice I think that. by means of the play allowed, the bolts G F may be allowed to move suiiciently to admitof tliejournal C mjsting itself as much as` may be necessary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the bed A, part B, with its bearing surfaces as described, and lip h, the slotted shell C, east with part B, forming the oilchamber ai, the grooved part E, slotted caps F, and semispherical washers H, arranged with the journal C, provided with the ring D, substantially :is and for the purpose specifedl i THOS. S. BROWN.

Witnesses:

Rom. N. PALMER, HENRY R. HOWARD. 

